Bibliography--Philadelphia History

Dainty, John. GUIDE TO PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia: John Dainty, 1868. Historical Society of Pennsylvania UPA/Ph F 158.18 .G8 1868.

Glazer, Irvin R. PHILADELPHIA THEATERS: A PICTORIAL ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA. New York: Dover, 1994.

Glazer, Irvin R. PHILADELPHIA THEATRES, A-Z: A COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTIVE RECORD OF 813 THEATRES CONSTRUCTED SINCE 1724. New York: Greenwood, 1986.

Jackson, Joseph. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA. Harrisburg: The National Historical Association, 1931. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. UPA/Ph F 158.3 J15 1931.

Mease, James. THE PICTURE OF PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia: B & T Kite, for Joseph Delaplaine, 1811.

PICTURE OF PHILADELPHIA, OR, A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC OBJECTS IN THIS METROPOLIS, BEING A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR STRANGERS WITH AN ADDENDA OF ALL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PRESENT TIME. Philadelphia: E. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1835. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. UPA/Ph F158.18 .P47 1835.

Scharf, J. Thomas, and Thompson Westcott. HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA 1609-1884. Vol. 3, pp. 964-980.

Snyder, Martin P. CITY OF INDEPENDENCE: VIEWS OF PHILADELPHIA BEFORE 1800. New York: Prager Publishers, 1975. (excellent source for historical maps of the city, plus background on Birch's views)

Tanner, H. S. A NEW PICTURE OF PHILADELPHIA, OR THE STRANGER'S GUIDE TO THE CITY AND ADJOINING DISTRICTS. Philadelphia: H. Tanner, 1840.

Warner, Sam Bass, Jr. THE PRIVATE CITY: PHILADELPHIA IN THREE PERIODS OF ITS GROWTH. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1968. (contains information characterizing specific neighborhoods)

Watson, John F. ANNALS OF PHILADELPHIA, BEING A COLLECTION OF MEMOIRS, ANECDOTES, AND INCIDENTS OF THE CITY AND ITS INHABITANTS FROM THE DAYS OF THE PILGRIM FOUNDERS. Philadelphia: E. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1830.

Weigley, Russell F., ed. PHILADELPHIA: A 300-YEAR HISTORY. New York: W W Norton & Co., 1982.